bristly bearberry vs Durham slug

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Arion flagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Durham slug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Ericaceae	Arionidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Arion
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Arion flagellus

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Durham slug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Durham slug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Durham slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (6 countries).

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.